* For Tuesday, make sure that you're able to access the Allyn and Bacon Guide through MyWritingLab: I will be assigning readings from this book next week! In order to access the A&B, log onto Desire2Learn, click the tab farthest to the right, and sign into MyWritingLab. When you're logged in, click "View eText."
What we covered on Thursday, August 21st:
* Collected Best/Worst experiences essays (if you didn't have one in class, print your essay and bring it to class on Tuesday!)
* Introduced the idea of a "literacy" as "competence." Explained that the literacy narrative is just a story about how some experience in your life has caused you to view something differently
* Discussed "Learning the Language" -- talked about what jargon Perri Klass uses as a doctor and how that changed how she related to her patients, and to other people
* Talked about what kinds of jargons we use in our own everyday lives via our hobbies, professions, skills etc.
* Discussed awareness of audience and composed three different text messages (to your parents, your significant other, and your best friend) and discussed how being aware of one's audience changes the way you talk to different people
* Emphasized the importance of details by writing about an object that you loved as a child, and an object that you always wanted. Strong, specific details make your writing come alive!
WRITE:
* A 1-2 pages of whatever you have fun writing. (I lovingly call this the "write what you like" assignment). The point here is to show me the kind of writing that you enjoy and are most comfortable with. If you like to write stories, write me the first page or two of a story. If you like poetry, write me that. Write me original lyrics. Write me an essay about a topic you like. Write something that you're passionate about, and bring it to class on Tuesday.
* Talked about what kinds of jargons we use in our own everyday lives via our hobbies, professions, skills etc.
* Discussed awareness of audience and composed three different text messages (to your parents, your significant other, and your best friend) and discussed how being aware of one's audience changes the way you talk to different people
* Emphasized the importance of details by writing about an object that you loved as a child, and an object that you always wanted. Strong, specific details make your writing come alive!
Homework for Tuesday:
READ:
* "Hell and Back" by Chris Rose, Mercury Reader, pgs 16 - 25
READ:
* "Hell and Back" by Chris Rose, Mercury Reader, pgs 16 - 25
WRITE:
* A 1-2 pages of whatever you have fun writing. (I lovingly call this the "write what you like" assignment). The point here is to show me the kind of writing that you enjoy and are most comfortable with. If you like to write stories, write me the first page or two of a story. If you like poetry, write me that. Write me original lyrics. Write me an essay about a topic you like. Write something that you're passionate about, and bring it to class on Tuesday.
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